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Foggy bottom exodus

2017-01-26

The entire senior management team of the US State Department resigned on Thursday.
Hey! A self-draining swamp!
It was not immediately clear whether their departure was part of the normal transition process when a new administration starts or whether it was a coordinated walkout by diplomats who had served in Democrat Barack Obama's administration.

A week ago, Republican President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, former Exxon Mobil Corp chairman Rex Tillerson, was confirmed by the Senate foreign relations committee. He has yet to be confirmed by the full Senate. The departures will put more pressure on Tillerson to fill these senior posts.

Some reports suggest that only three have resigned and name them as Gregory Starr, Assistant Secretary for State for Diplomatic Security, Michele Bond, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs and Tom Countryman, the acting undersecretary for arms control and international security.
Hit the road Jack

Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#8 Way overblown. One division head of seven and three of his direct reports out of about 10. Should be easy to redistribute duties and leave their openings on the org chart.

Posted by: Glenmore 2017-01-26 19:47

#7 Fleeing any Congressional and/or DOJ probes into obstruction of FOIA? Gross Incompetence (see Benghazi)? Corruption other than "normal" corruption, featherbedding and nepotism (see Clinton's CGI)?

Posted by: magpie 2017-01-26 18:32

#6 U. S. Border Patrol chief Mark Morgan has also left. He was asked to leave by the Trump administration. The border patrol union was critical of him for supporting Obama's plans to safeguard certain "undocumented immigrants" from deportation.This will probably improve morale at the Border Patrol.

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-01-26 16:42

#5 Now he does not have to fire them and pay severance....

Posted by: 49 Pan 2017-01-26 16:31

#4 These people have done the nation a great service ... by resigning.
Posted by Iblis

I doubt their motivation had much if anything to do with the 'nation' Iblis, but an encouraging outcome nonetheless. 'Thank God and Greyhound they're gone' ...as was once said.

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-26 16:19

#3 These people have done the nation a great service ... by resigning.

Posted by: Iblis 2017-01-26 16:07

#2 The departures will put more pressure on Tillerson to fill these senior posts.

A task at which he is no doubt eminently capable. Now if some of the other gov't agencies would simply follow suit.

Head of DIPSEC, Consular Affairs, and Arms Control? Am I overreacting, or does anyone else suspect a possible Benghazi connection or issue ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-26 15:21

#1 Created ISIS, gave billions to the Mad Mullahs, under Hillary refused to help our Benghazi heros who battled AQ for 8 hours. You should be prosecuted on the way out.

Posted by: Clereling White4723 2017-01-26 14:57

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